Content Tagged ‘Software Patches’

One Month Later, Apple Updates Java

December 3, 2009 - For reasons not entirely clear, Apple issues Java for their own operating systems rather than Sun. As a result, when Sun comes out with updates to Java it takes Apple some time (continue reading...) Read more

Adobe to Update Flash and Air Next Tuesday [Updated]

December 3, 2009 - As part of their semi-regular Patch Tuesdays, Adobe will release updates next Tuesday for Flash and Air. Versions 10.0.32.18 and earlier of Flash are affected, as are versions 1.5.2 and earlier (continue reading...) Read more

6 Security Bulletins, 3 Critical, From Microsoft Next Tuesday

December 3, 2009 - Next Tuesday, December 8, Microsoft will release 6 security bulletins and software updates to address the vulnerabilities described in them. 3 of the bulletins have a maximum rating of critical and (continue reading...) Read more

Prevx Backs Off of Tying Microsoft to “Black Screen of Death”

December 2, 2009 - Prevx has cleared Microsoft of causing the so-called KSOD or "black screen of death," claiming that the original blog post was "taken out of context"."As you will see, at (continue reading...) Read more

Microsoft Officially Denies Updates Responsible for KSOD

December 1, 2009 - In the Microsoft Security Response Center Blog the company states that neither their updates nor the Malicious Software Removal Tool are responsible for the recent reports of "Black Screen of Death" (continue reading...) Read more

KSOD or Black screen of Death: Old Symptom, New Cases

December 1, 2009 - The "Black Screen of Death" problem we described recently has been eliciting panicked coverage on parts of the Internet and some confusion over how widespread it is. Our impression is that (continue reading...) Read more

Top Web Sites Moving to Mitigate SSL/TLS Bug

November 30, 2009 - Netcraft reports that 24 of the top 100 HTTPS sites have disabled renegotiation, blocking a recently-revealed flaw in the SSL3/TLS protocols. There is some controversy over how much of a real-world (continue reading...) Read more

It’s Holiday Cyber Theft Season

November 30, 2009 - Today is Cyber Monday, a marketing creation of the National Retail Federation as the Monday after Black Friday. The Internet is full of deals! deals! deals! Sadly, it's full of scams (continue reading...) Read more

The Other Patch Tuesday is the Fourth

November 25, 2009 - Everyone knows about Patch Tuesday on the second Tuesday of the month, but it's less-known that Microsoft regularly releases non-security updates on the 4th Tuesday of the month. You might have noticed (continue reading...) Read more

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